Initial patency of the infarct-related artery in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction is related to platelet response to aspirin

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 356-358

  Skoric, Bosko ^a   Milicic, Davor ^a   Lovric, Daniel ^a   Gornik, Ivan ^b   Skoric, Kristina Narancic ^c   Sertic, Jadranka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^c University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Aspirin response; Infarct related artery patency; Platelets

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ARACHIDONIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; THROMBOCYTE RELEASE REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULAR PATENCY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART INFARCTION; LETTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; THROMBOCYTE;

ASPIRIN; BLOOD PLATELETS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PROGNOSIS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 77954933515     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.031     Document Type: Article

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